That's a great tip with the 24-hour overlap! I had a sensor and scanner given to me in the hospital. There is a little time in between that one running out and the new ones arriving so I will have to start fresh once they arrive. Hopefully next week! I had wanted to be able to use it in the mountains (we're leaving for Austria tmrw) but I guess they won't be arriving now before we leave. I'll just have to use my other metre while we're away. Preparing to feed myself while away is proving to be a bit of a challenge...When you put your next one in, put it in 24 hours before the old one ends and it will be settled pretty well so you dont have the 1st day of it "warming up".....
Awesome, thanks! I'll take a look at those recommendationsThe authors are all T1, the first two are endos, the third is a diabetes educator, so they've all lived this both personally and professionaly.
Bolus or not to bolus? That is the question
When and for what? I bet Shakespeare had an answer
#hypohallucinations again?Alas, poor Yorick, how come it's 3 in the morning, I'm dripping with sweat and sitting here holding your skull in my hand? Something obviously went wrong on that last bolus, and I'm going to have to find a good defence lawyer...
#hypohallucinations again?
I’m too old to, but am down with the kids. Or just an embarrassing middle aged baggage who just doesn’t know when to quit...Ooh, I'm too old to do those trendy hashtags, Mel!
Shakespeare needs to be totally rewritten to accomodate T1.
Lady MacBeth, she was totally switched on to the current thinking on bg testing.
Constantly washing her hands to get rid of the blood. Sure, she's doing it to erase memories of murder, but she's also making sure she's not got any residual glucose on her fingers from eating bananas or whatever interfering with results.
Ahead of her time in many ways!
Based on your hair colour, taste in music and biker jackets, I'd say more like the cool aunt the kids would prefer was their mum instead of her prudish older sister.I’m too old to, but am down with the kids. Or just an embarrassing middle aged baggage who just doesn’t know when to quit...
But you’ve got a good point there...
Hehe. I might be a cool aunt (my five year old nephew seems to think so) but according to my 15 year old son I’m about as embarrassing as it gets. Achievement unlocked, as far as I’m concerned!Based on your hair colour, taste in music and biker jackets, I'd say more like the cool aunt the kids would prefer was their mum instead of her prudish older sister.
She was well ahead if she was eating bananas @Scott-C . Me and my madam still need the answer, bolus or not to bolus? It's difficult no matter what you're wearing or the number of times you wash your hands or what time it is or what country you're in.Ooh, I'm too old to do those trendy hashtags, Mel!
Shakespeare needs to be totally rewritten to accomodate T1.
Lady MacBeth, she was totally switched on to the current thinking on bg testing.
Constantly washing her hands to get rid of the blood. Sure, she's doing it to erase memories of murder, but she's also making sure she's not got any residual glucose on her fingers from eating bananas or whatever interfering with results.
Ahead of her time in many ways!
She was well ahead if she was eating bananas @Scott-C . Me and my madam still need the answer, bolus or not to bolus? It's difficult no matter what you're wearing or the number of times you wash your hands or what time it is or what country you're in.
@Brendon.Dean Thanks for this but can you explain why I would need a higher basal if I'm eating very low carbs. So far this morning I've had some cheese and a coffee with cream. Today's basal dose on waking was 5 units
Again thanks @Brendon.Dean I haven't needed to use a bolus dose often in the last 4 weeks because of eating low carb and I haven't needed to increase my basal either. My BG has remained within range.@SueJB Your basal should keep your body at your target blood glucose for a 24 hour period without having eaten any food.
If you plan to not bolus for anything you eat, then you would have to increase your basal insulin dose in order to keep your blood glucose in check.
Basal = long acting insulin or for pump users your hourly fast acting insulin dosage
Again thanks @Brendon.Dean I haven't needed to use a bolus dose often in the last 4 weeks because of eating low carb and I haven't needed to increase my basal either. My BG has remained within range.
Same as you, Sue. I’ve halved my basal since going low carb, hardly need any bolus and have great levels. Looks like I’ve been spending the last 20 years (following instructions from my healthcare team) injecting more than twice the insulin my body needs and then constantly feeding it with carbs, and having terrible BG levels. No wonder I got so big.Again thanks @Brendon.Dean I haven't needed to use a bolus dose often in the last 4 weeks because of eating low carb and I haven't needed to increase my basal either. My BG has remained within range.
Same as you, Sue. I’ve halved my basal since going low carb, hardly need any bolus and have great levels. Looks like I’ve been spending the last 20 years (following instructions from my healthcare team) injecting more than twice the insulin my body needs and then constantly feeding it with carbs, and having terrible BG levels. No wonder I got so big.
That’s what I was trying to say. Obviously the dose I was recommended to take was wrong, as I had to eat large amounts of carbohydrate to avoid hypos. No drop in weight or activity in that time, although I am slowly losing weight now that I’ve cut my carbohydrate intake and matched my dose to my new requirements.If you halved your basal rate you were dosing incorrectly before, unless you lost a copious amount of weight or became extremely active compared to before.
That's another problem @Mel dCP I've put on 8k since diagnosis and I'm only 5ft so I just feel cr** about the little blob around my waist. I believe people say I'm still in the "honeymoon phase" silly expression but anyway I don't know if it's possible to reduce the basal any lower. I'm only doing 3 units twice daily. I reckon my low low carb is fine and I feel good but don't understand how I'm still gaining. Don't want to bolus and happy with my eating... miss fruitSame as you, Sue. I’ve halved my basal since going low carb, hardly need any bolus and have great levels. Looks like I’ve been spending the last 20 years (following instructions from my healthcare team) injecting more than twice the insulin my body needs and then constantly feeding it with carbs, and having terrible BG levels. No wonder I got so big.
Most people put on weight after diagnosis to more or less gain back what they lost I think, I certainly did. I can't speak for anyone else when it comes to gaining more than was lost though as I have always had freakishly high metabolism. Is the difference in your metabolism due to diet or some other condition, or for all I know some lady parts thing that I would know nothing about?That's another problem @Mel dCP I've put on 8k since diagnosis and I'm only 5ft so I just feel cr** about the little blob around my waist. I believe people say I'm still in the "honeymoon phase" silly expression but anyway I don't know if it's possible to reduce the basal any lower. I'm only doing 3 units twice daily. I reckon my low low carb is fine and I feel good but don't understand how I'm still gaining. Don't want to bolus and happy with my eating... miss fruit
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